Agitating, advertising, and dispensing device



p 5,1939- A. s. LEVIN 2,172,104

' AGITATING, ADVERTISING, AND msrnusme Danes Filed May 4-, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lllllllilllll ill/ .alllm lh 77% i 5 ATTORNEY Sept. 5, I A. s. LEVIN 2,172,104

AGITATING, ADVEfiTISINGy, AND DISPENSING DEVICE Filed May 4, 1957 2 Shets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented Sept. 5, 1939 V v 2,172,104

warren siA'res PATENT oFFicE AGITATING, ADVERTISING, AND

DISPENSING DEVICE Abraham S. Levin, Philadelphia, Pa.

Application May 4, 1937, .Serial No. 140,601

1 Claim.. (01. 225- 2 1) My invention relates to a new and useful agitising material that relates to the beverage l4'. tating, advertising and dispensing device and. The advertising device I 6 consists of a casing, more particularly to a device adapted for discylindrical or otherwise, in the walls of which pensing various beverages such as fruit juices are formed the slots or other mutilations I9 so and the like where it is desirable or necessary that, when it is rotated by the shaft l5, the slots to keep the beverage in a state of constant agil9 and the intervening solid portions 20 will cast tation to insure a uniform consistency of the varying shadows and lights to illuminate or beverage dispensed by preventing precipitation darken or otherwise affect the visibility of the and separation. representation l8. 2| represents a spigot through 10 My invention further relates to a device of Which the beverage l4 may be dispensed, and 22 10 this character in which provision is made for rep n n h r spi through which the refrigerating the beverage being dispensed and tents of the compartment 4, such as melted ice for presenting an animated pictorial representaor the like, may be drained. The nti Casin tion for advertising the nature of the beverage I, if desired, may be mounted on ab e legs 23. being di en ed, In operation the fruit juice or other beverage 5 My invention further relates to a device of this s introduced int t Casing I by raising the character which has maximum capacity consiscover 5, and, by raising the cover 6, ice or other tent with a relatively small and compact design refrgerants may be admitted into the container which will lend itself to use on a bar, a soda 4. A switch (not shown) is then turned on to fountain and similar places. energize the motor 9, and the lamp II. The 20 In the accompanying drawings: constant agitation of the beverage prevents the Fig. 1 represents a plan view of a dispensing separation of the p p r m t jui as in ran e device embodying my invention. juice or tomato juice or the like and helps to Fig. 2 represents a section on line 22 of Fig. 1. circulate the liquid around the refrigerating com- Fig. 3 represents a section on line 33 of Fig. 1. partment to insure uniform temperature, while 25 Fig. 4 represents a view, partly in vertical secthe rotating advertising device II] by interrupting tion and partly in elevation showing a modified the light cast by the lamp II against the transform of construction. lucent face It calls attention of the nature of Referring to the drawings in which like charthe beverage being dispensed. Thus, if the liquid acters indicate like parts, I designates a casing I4 is tomato juice, there will be a representa- 30 which is of any suitable size and shape and which tion of tomatoes I8 on the front wall l6 of the is preferably provided with an attractive exterior casing 8 with or without a slogan or other appearance. The casing l is also preferably wording. made of a double Wall construction and suitably In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of coninsulated as at 2. The inside of the casing l struction in which I utilize any suitable attrac- 35 is divided into a relatively large compartment 3 tive base 28 which is preferably hollow and filled for containing the juice to be dispensed and a with insulation 29. The base 28 is provided smaller compartment 4 for receiving cracked ice with a turned-in annular concave flange 3!] on or other suitable refrigerant. Access to the comwhich is positioned the glass container 3! which partments 3 may be had by removing or raising is preferably round and which is provided with 40 he removable cover 5, and the compartment l the pendent flange 32 seating on the washer is also provided with its own inner cover 6. Set 33. The washer 33 sits on the shoulder of the back from the front edge 'l of the container is fitting 34 which is provided with a threaded neck the casing 8 which houses the motor 9 and the 35 which is engaged by the nut 36, there being i animated advertising device it into which proa washer 3? to cushion the pressure of the nut 45 jects the electric light H energized from any and prevent damage to the glass container 3|. desirable source. The motor 9 actuates the shaft The glass container 3! is provided with a flaring [2 which is provided with the propeller blades annular flange 38 on which is seated the supl3 for agitating the beverage I l. The motor 9 porting plate 39. The supporting plate 39 is proalso actuates the shaft 15 which rotates the vided with the pendent flange 40 for supporting 50 advertising device it around the lamp H. The the ice or other refrigerant container 4| which front wall It of the casing 8 is formed of a is provided with a removable cover 42. 45 destranslucent material on which is inscribed or ignates a supporting plate which is hinged at otherwise applied the representation E8 of the 46 and which is provided with any suitable lockfruit juice being dispensed, or any other advering means 41. On the plate 45 is mounted a 55 motor M which is energized in any suitable manner and which actuates the stub shaft 48. The stub shaft 48 is adapted to engage and rotate the agitator 49. The stub shaft 48 also has the gear 50 which meshes with the gear 5| to turn the shaft 52 and thus rotate the upper casing 53 which is transparent or translucent and which carries any desired advertising or slogan descriptive of the juice 54' to be dispensed. The gear" 5i meshes with the gear 56 to rotate the advertising device ID which is provided with the slots 19 and solid portions 20 which interrupt the light shed by the lamp II. The gear 56 is preferably provided with an opening through which the socket of the lamp Il may project so that the lamp may remain stationary while the advertising device I!) rotates. When it is desired to replenish the contents of the juice container 3|, the lock 41 is opened and the casing 53 is raised upon the hinge 46 and the ice or other refrigerant container 4| may be either raised bodily and emptied, or it may be drained through a suitable communicating spigot (not shown) similar to the spigot 22 in Fig. 1. 60

designates a spigot communicating through the threaded fitting 35 with the inside of the container 3| through which the beverage 54 may be dispensed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An advertising, dispensing and agitating device comprising, a liquid receptacle adapted to contain the liquid to be dispensed, an inner removable cover for said receptacle, a refrigerant container detachably suspended from said inner cover into said receptacle, a pendant agitating device extending downwardly from said inner cover into said liquid receptacle, a hinged outer cover, a-motor supported on said outer cover, a light also supported on said outer cover, a mutilated shade surrounding said light, an outer casing enclosing said motor, light and shade, driving connections intermediate said motor and said agitating device for actuating the latter, and driving connections operated by said motor for rotating said shade and said outer casing.

ABRAHAM S. LEVIN. 

